The San Antonio Spurs walked out of the 2018 NBA Draft with Lonnie Walker IV at No. 18 and Chimezie Metu at No. 49 overall. While Metu does not have a contract, Walker signed in July and will be part of the Spurs organization in the 2018-19 season.
In San Antonio’s franchise history, it has two NBA Rookie of the Year winners: David Robinson (1989-90) and Tim Duncan (1997-98). Both are among the organization’s greatest players of all time, so any rookie that comes along has much to live up to in pedigree.
For Walker, what are his 2018-19 Rookie of the Year chances?